A fight inside a Levittown home left a man with a portion of his lower lip missing, according to Middletown police.
Officers were called to Forsythia Drive East last Thursday around 7 a.m. They arrived to find two people – Bernard Miller, 41, and Natalia Wiseman, 26 – outside with blood on their face and hands, Officer Joseph Cullura wrote in an affidavit of probable cause.
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Miller and Wiseman reportedly told police a fight happened inside the home on Forsythia Drive East. The fight involved Miller, Wiseman, and Dennis Simmers, 57, in the living room of the home.
Wisemen stated Simmers bit her hand and she had swelling, police said.
Miller indicated that Simmers punched him in the face several times with a closed fist and he did have marks on his face, police said.
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The officer wrote that Simmers had “severe injuries to his face,” including the portion of his lower lip that Simmers said was bit off by Wiseman. The injured man told police that Miller also punched him in the face.
Wiseman was charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, and harassment. She was arraigned and released and arraigned on $25,000 unsecured bail.
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Miller and Simmers were both charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct, and harassment. Both men had their preliminary arraignments set for early next month.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
